Stories from Tuesday, January 22, 2019

McCOOK, Neb.— McCook High’s home wrestling triangular tonight has been postponed due to expected blowing snow and ice. The Holdrege Dusters and Gothenburg Swedes were supposed to challenge coach Nick Umscheid’s team starting at 5 p.m. No make-up date has been announced...

GOTHENBURG, Neb. — There was no slip sliding into reverse once the McCook girls moved within range of another victory Monday night. “I thought our girls controlled themselves in the last three minutes of the game,” coach Amy Scheil remarked following a 51-45 Southwest Conference tournament win over host Gothenburg. “We’re just starting to build and build and build. Now we have three days of practice to work out some kinks.”...

Vivian Jane (Sanford) Ohrman Jan. 9, 1953 - Jan. 21, 2019 BENKELMAN, Neb. — Vivian Jane (Sanford) Ohrman was born in Benkelman to Stanley Lloyd and Violet Mae (Garner) Sanford on Jan. 9, 1953. She passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman...

Opal Marie Gregg May 20, 1928 – Jan. 12, 2019 LONGMONT, Colo — Opal Marie Gregg passed away on Jan. 12, 2019, at her home in Longmont. She was 90 years old. Opal was born in Cambridge, Neb., to Charles and Alta Mae (Easton) Trainer, the third youngest of six siblings. She graduated from McCook Senior High School in 1946...

McCOOK, Neb. — Sometimes it takes days or weeks to process applications to lay underground cable or fiber optic lines, said a McCook City staff member Monday night. That’s because, with pre-existing infrastructure and the current number of other lines, it’s getting congested underground so records have to be checked and re-checked, said Kyle Potthoff, City of McCook Public Works director at the regular McCook City Council at its regular meeting...

McCOOK, Neb. — Two McCook City councilors questioned the difference of bids for concessions at McCook’s two ballfields. The city takes bids every three years to operate the concession stands at Felling Field and the Jaycee Ball Complex, where individuals or organizations pay the city a fee to operate concessions. ...

Former McCook resident Bryan Jones discusses his third book, "North of the Platte, South of the Niobrara: A Little Further into the Nebraska Sand Hills," during a reading Saturday at the High Plains Museum in McCook. Bryan said that his nearly-lifelong fascination with the Sand Hills formed the basis for this book. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors honored eight students from McCook High School at their January meeting held at Brookdale. The Student of the Month Program began in October and is designed to show students that community involvement extends beyond the classroom. ...

“I never let schooling interfere with my education.” Samuel Langhorne Clemens probably never uttered the above quote attributed to him, more than likely it was contemporary novelist Grant Allen. There is some wisdom in the sentiment, however, especially when it comes to the kind of education that leads to success in life...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Grace Hogeland’s 23 points led the Southern Valley girls past Arapahoe, 50-37, on Saturday and into RPAC tournament quarterfinal play. Mandy Schoen and Kynlee Marquez added seven points as the Eagles built a 30-13 halftime lead. Junior Terri Hilker tallied eight points in the third quarter en route to an Arapahoe-high 15...

OXFORD, Neb. — Cambridge’s girls roared through the Southern Valley gymnasium to a 60-34 RPAC tournament triumph Monday night. The East No. 1-seed Trojans (9-5 record) featured nine players hitting shots with junior Korynn Clason’s 23 points and 10 rebounds leading them again...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Maywood-Hayes Center’s girls will play for an RPAC title shot following their 64-56 overtime win over No. 2-seed Hitchcock County Monday evening. Sophomore Jaycee Widener’s 24 points and another 16 from senior Jayden Widener fueled the No. 3-seed Wolves’ surprise victory...

COZAD, Neb. — Cozad Haymakers caught fire with a 20-point third quarter to fuel the 46-34 Southwest Conference quarterfinal win over McCook Monday evening. The Bison kept pace through a close first half thanks to tough defense that drew three Haymaker charging fouls...

This week my old friend who writes “Morris on Norris” espoused a good idea. Gene proposed that a Bison sanctuary be set up along the highway east of Walmart the site of the now-closed former city dump. A small herd of America’s native buffalo could be on display for the public’s enjoyment and a reminder of our own American history. How this area looked before being homesteaded and settled...